Proposal To Widen Bridge On York Raises Concerns

June 23, 1994|By Kathy Johns.

Hinsdale — Officials and residents are expressing concern over a DuPage County proposal to replace the two-lane York Road bridge over Salt Creek near Graue Mill with a bridge more than twice that size.

The Environment and Public Services Committee discussed the plan with residents who live in the northeast part of the village near the bridge, which is in Oak Brook. The county wants to widen the bridge to 63 feet from about 30 feet, making it three lanes with 9-foot-wide paths on each side for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

The additional center lane would allow for left turns, primarily for southbound traffic heading into the forest preserve parking lot east of York Road.

"I rather imagine it will look like a super-highway bridge," resident Sam Stout told the committee. "It will destroy the esthetics and ambiance of the area considerably," he said.

The addition of bike paths would also make the bridge wide enough to someday be developed into a four-lane vehicular bridge, Stout said.